whirlwindwarp
Section: XScreenSaver manual (6x)
Updated: 6.00-1.fc34 (02-Apr-2021)
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NAME
whirlwindwarp - crazy moving stars
SYNOPSIS
whirlwindwarp
[-display
host:display.screen] [-foreground
color] [-background
color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual
visual] [-points
integer] [-tails
integer]
[-fps]
DESCRIPTION
whirlwindwarp plots stars moving according to various forcefields
(simple 2D equations).
WARNING!
This screensaver may be
dangerous for your eyes.
Please don't watch it for too long!
OPTIONS
whirlwindwarp
accepts the following options:
- -window
-
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
- -root
-
Draw on the root window.
- -mono
-
If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
- -install
-
Install a private colormap for the window.
- -visual visual
-
Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
- -points integer
-
The number of stars plotted (default 400).
- -tails integer
-
The length of the tail of each star (default 8).
- -fps
-
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
ENVIRONMENT
- DISPLAY
-
to get the default host and display number.
- XENVIRONMENT
-
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
SEE ALSO
X(1),
xscreensaver(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) Paul "Joey" Clark. Permission to use, copy, modify,
distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any
purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above
copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
No representations are made about the suitability of this software for
any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied
warranty.
AUTHOR
Paul "Joey" Clark <
pclark@cs.bris.ac.uk> 10-Oct-00